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II Peter 3
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II Peter 3:1 (KJV) This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
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Is True Religion Going Out of Business?
A question being tackled today is this: Is true religion going out of business?
Let’s start with the word, “business”. Jesus said he had to be or must be about his Father’s business. What is the Father’s business? It is the salvation of souls, which is why Jesus came.
I John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.
II Timothy 2:25 in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
The church is not a business in the same sense as the stationary store down the street or the cobbler’s shop. It does have income. It does have expenses. But the income comes from commanded tithes and offerings in the Bible. This pays for the expenses so the gospel can continued to be preached, whether in a building, through a missionary, though an outreach, by radio or by television.
God commanded the tithe to pay for the expenses of the church which is the local center through which the Spirit of God reaches out through the body of Christ to the community and world around it.
What is the business of the church?
The preaching of the gospel for the salvation of souls.
So going back to the question, “is true religion going out of business”?
The church has been affected by the culture of modernism. Modernism attempts to change the message of the Bible to make it conform to the standards of the world.
Progressive modernism wants to normalize sin.
The definition of sin has changed. It might be called hate speech. Alcoholism might be reshaped into the term “self medicating”. Anger might be called “dysfunctional”. Pedophilia might be renamed into “minor-attracted person” (MAP). Murder of babies is redefined as “woman’s healthcare”.
It is like having the gold standard for the Olympics, but because everyone is so out of shape, they lower the standard and change the terminology.
True religion still exists, but it is not a popular message, because it demands repentance, it demands change.
People don’t want to hear the truth if it requires change.
There is a joke that goes something like this. A doctor says to his patient, “The good news is that you are the perfect weight. The bad news is that you are one foot too short.”
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